CVE-2017-8811 — Improper Input Validation in Mediawiki

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation4 documents4 sources
Severity
6.1MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 44.40%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
MediawikiDebian MediawikiDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedNov 15
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The implementation of raw message parameter expansion in MediaWiki before 1.27.4, 1.28.x before 1.28.3, and 1.29.x before 1.29.2 allows HTML mangling attacks.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 2.7

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/mediawiki< mediawiki 1:1.27.4-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianmediawiki/mediawiki< 1:1.27.4-1+3
▶NVDmediawiki/mediawiki1.27.3+5

Also affects: Debian Linux 9.0

Patches

Patch: lists.wikimedia.org ↗Patch: lists.wikimedia.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-6mj9-2x5g-w3f6: The implementation of raw message parameter expansion in MediaWiki before 1↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2017-8811: The implementation of raw message parameter expansion in MediaWiki before 1↗2017-11-15
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2017-8811: mediawiki - The implementation of raw message parameter expansion in MediaWiki before 1.27.4...↗2017
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